Michael Montemayor
graduate art
ArtCenter College of Design
Graduates: 2026
Specialisms: Photography / Digital Arts / Sculpture
My location: Pasadena, United States
Michael Montemayor
First Name: Michael
Last Name: Montemayor
University / College: ArtCenter College of Design
Course / Program: graduate art
Graduates: 2026
Specialisms: Photography / Digital Arts / Sculpture
My Location: Pasadena, United States
Website: Click To See Website
About
Michael Montemayor, born 1993, is a multidisciplinary artist of that currently lives in and works out of Los Angeles, CA. He holds both a BA and MA degree in Art, with a focus in Illustration, from California State University, Northridge and an MFA from Art Center College of Design.
My work is a hauntological investigation of the emotional and subconscious interconnections between humans and machines. Drawing from coded imagery, personal ephemera, 80s–90s pop culture, underground motoring culture, meditation, and quantum theory, I explore identity and transcendence through the mindset of Mechanical Sympathy. Using assemblages of discarded automotive parts, a kinetic DIY go‑kart sculpture, and abstracted engine photography, I examine dualities of objecthood and monumentality, preservation and decay, consciousness and the subconscious. These materials become psycho‑alchemic vessels that mirror internal states through sound, touch, and motion, revealing the mechanical as a pathway into the spiritual.
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